Editing Geography of Canada (section)

====Extreme points====
{{Main|Extreme points of Canada}}
{{See also|Extreme points of Canadian provinces}}
[[Image:Canada topo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Topographic map]]
The northernmost point of land within the boundaries of Canada is [[Cape Columbia]], [[Ellesmere Island]], [[Nunavut]] {{Coord|83.111|N|69.972|W|name=Cape Columbia, Nunavut}}.<ref name = Toporama>{{cite web|url = http://atlas.gc.ca/toporama/en/index.html|title = Toporama|website = Atlas of Canada| date=12 September 2016 |publisher = Natural Resources Canada}}</ref> The northernmost point of the Canadian mainland is [[Zenith Point]] on [[Boothia Peninsula]], Nunavut {{Coord|72.002|N|94.655|W|name=Zenith Point, Nunavut}}.<ref name = Toporama/> The southernmost point is [[Middle Island (Lake Erie)|Middle Island]], in [[Lake Erie]], Ontario (41°41′N 82°40′W); the southernmost water point lies just south of the island, on the Ontario–[[Ohio]] border (41°40′35″N). The southernmost point of the Canadian mainland is [[Point Pelee National Park|Point Pelee]], Ontario {{Coord|41.909|N|82.509|W|name=Point Pelee, Ontario}}.<ref name = Toporama/> The lowest point is sea level at 0 m,<ref>{{Cite CIA World Factbook|country=Canada| date=21 June 2022 }}</ref> whilst the highest point is [[Mount Logan]], [[Yukon]], at 5,959 m&nbsp;/&nbsp;19,550&nbsp;ft {{Coord|60.567|N|140.405|W|name=Mount Logan, Yukon}}.<ref name = Toporama/>
 
The westernmost point is [[Boundary Peak 187]] (60°18′22.929″N 141°00′7.128″W) at the southern end of the [[Yukon]]–[[Alaska]] border, which roughly follows 141°W but leans very slightly east as it goes North {{Coord|60.301|N|141.010|W|name=Boundary Peak 187}}.<ref>{{cite web
  | title = 141st Meridian Boundary Points
  | publisher = International Boundary Commission
  | url = http://www.internationalboundarycommission.org/coordinates/141st.htm
  | access-date = 20 December 2010
  | archive-date = 17 July 2011
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110717054610/http://www.internationalboundarycommission.org/coordinates/141st.htm
  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref><ref name =Toporama/> The easternmost point is [[Cape Spear]], Newfoundland (47°31′N 52°37′W) {{Coord|47.523|N|52.619|W|name=Cape Spear, Newfoundland}}.<ref name = Toporama/> The easternmost point of the Canadian mainland is Elijah Point, [[Cape St. Charles]], Labrador (52°13′N 55°37′W) {{Coord|52.217|N|55.621|W|name=Elijah Point, Labrador}}.<ref name = Toporama/>

The Canadian [[pole of inaccessibility]] is allegedly near Jackfish River, [[Alberta]] (59°2′N 112°49′W).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/toporama?center=-988148.64891657,1235111.2884945&zoom=9|title=Jackfish River, Alberta|website=Natural Resources Canada|publisher=[[Atlas of Canada]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140924185755/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/toporama?center=-988148.64891657,1235111.2884945&zoom=9|archive-date=24 September 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=10 November 2016}}</ref> The furthest straight-line distance that can be travelled to Canadian points of land is between the southwest tip of [[Kluane National Park and Reserve]] (next to [[Mount Saint Elias]]) and Cripple Cove, [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] (near [[Cape Race]]) at a distance of {{convert|3005.60|nmi|km mi}}.